Still cycling my new tank, just a pic

This is the second week of cycling, patience, patience, patience, If I keep telling myself this then maybe it will sink in. Anyway just a pic of what things look like today. I'm using Feb 1, 2011 as my start date. I like looking at everyone else pics so here is mine.

Nice tank

WOW great tank! What size is it? What lighting are you using? Info, info,info..............

Very nice tank!Looks great!!

Very nice!

Sweet !

nice size tank

Wow, I'm jealous its beautiful!

Nice setup!

Very nice tank! Yes, Patience is the hard part in our fishey hobby!

Thanks for the kudos everybody, it is an Oceanic 180 gal setup, I have the Coralife light which has three MH, four Actinics, and four Moon LED's, suspended from the rafters, the filter is a 40 gal sump with a hugh protein skimmer and external return pump.
I have ordered a Fluval FX5 that at this point is lost in FedEx shipping, we have a trace on it.
I should mention that I'm trying the cocktail shrimp method in the cycling process, just put them in a old net and let them hang in the tank, this way I can get them out in about a week.

I wanted to share a couple more things, the lights are on for the photo op, just turned on two MH, here is a pic of the shrimp in the nets that I'm cycling with, the next pic is the Ammonia test showing just below.50 for wk2, don't try to read the numbers, you'll go blind, last is the tank with the sump finally up and running. I'm using a HOB filter that I had to just polish the water and pick up junk floating around.

SWEET

That is a very nice setup. Your rock is laid out nicely with lots of nooks & crannies.

I don't remember and sorry if it is in this thread. Are you going reef or FOWLR?

I want to try my hand at a reef setup since I have the lighting and filtration

Can't wait to see it!

If you are ever up in the Altoona area I can point you to an awesome reef only fish store. It is hobbyist owned & operated so no big box problems there at all!!

just wondering....why you getting a canister filter if you already have a sump?

very nice

thats an amazing tank!!!! patience!!!! that is the key you are correct.

Very nice setup!! Super pretty!!

great job! What fish are on your mind to add to it when ready?

I can't wait to see more photos.

any updates?

Yes Sir,
Let see the

pH 8.2
NH3 0 (Ammonia)
NO2 0 (Nitrite)
NO3 20 (Nitrate)

First occupant...Damsel


I got the Fluval FX5 canister filter because it is quite, affordable, and just wanted to try something new, it is running along with the sump.

awesome setup.... nice landscaping... almost there to having a propserous tank.!!!!!

koo:)i see you got some diatomes in the backround
what kind of damsel is that?